Apatu Surname

425,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Apatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Apatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6931:38,9914,481
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
England71:7,959,723202,100
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India51:153,413,076951,030
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Apatu (36) may also be a first name.

Apatu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Apatu Come From? nationality or country of origin

Apatu (Marathi: आपटू, Oriya: ଆପତୁ) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Apatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 425,776th most widely held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 8,974,810 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Apatu live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 86 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used first name globally, held by 36 people.

The last name Apatu is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is borne by 693 people, or 1 in 38,991. Barring Ghana it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Apatu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Apatu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 114.63% more than the national average, earning R 510,048 per year and in United States they earn 75.57% less than the national average, earning $10,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Apeatu91567/
Apathu919/
Hapatu918/
Apaitu911/
Apattu911/
Apatou911/
Appatu911/
Gapatu911/
Apatout83183/
Appeatu837/
Aphattu834/
Hapatou832/
Appattu831/
Hapaytu831/
Apetu80709/
Apotu8041/
Opatu8010/
Epatu806/
Hapastou773/
Heapatus771/
Athpathu771/
Haphatou771/
Haspatou771/
Hadpathu771/
Apostu738,139/
Opatut7330/
Epattu7317/
Epaytu734/
Apatoe732/
Apetau732/
Ephatu731/
Opatus731/
Apoutu731/
Epaatu731/
Aphetu731/
Apothu731/
Apoutou67362/
Apeitou6733/
Apuitau6712/
Ephattu678/
Apoutui675/
Apostou672/
Apouteu671/
Appotou671/
Opastus671/
Opeatut671/

Apatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Apatu in the Oriya language
ଆପତୁapatu-
Apatu in the Marathi language
आपटूapatu42.86
आपटुapatu28.57
अपटुapatu28.57

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Apatu
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